AU Call for Proposals: Mentoring Youth to be Champions of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Deadline: 15 April 2017

The African Union (AU) is pleased to announce the call for the submission of project proposals under theme n°10 of the African Women Decade namely “mentoring youth (women and men) to be champions of gender equality and women’s empowerment” which content is as follows: “Energizing the African Women’s movement, and mentoring young women and men leaders and professionals, both in Africa and the Diaspora to be champions on Gender Equality and women’s empowerment”.

Priority Areas

The project or programme should contribute to any of the following:

Create environment where the African and Diaspora young women’s movement will find a platform to interact and bring paramount and valuable changes to the women condition in Africa

Sensitize and train youth about the drawbacks and consequences of exclusion, on the fact that no woman or man will be left behind or excluded, on the basis of gender

Demonstrate its commitment as People-centred and training youth about gender equality and Women’s empowerment

Engage and empower youth to be gender-sensitive in their approach for decision making, while targeting sustainable development

Boost African women’s incentives to create movements and initiatives aiming at fully empowering young women in all spheres, and promoting their social, political and economic rights, including the rights to own and inherit property, sign contracts, register and manage businesses, and accessing leadership positions

Organize the mentorship and championship activities for young rural women and men and create movements or cooperatives that will raise awareness on their rights; and help them have access to productive assets, including land, credit, inputs and financial services.

Funding Information

Proposals will be funded for one year with a ceiling up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

Eligibility Criteria

The Fund will benefit young women and girls through grassroots initiatives, developed by:

African Union member States

African Civil Society Organizations working on mentoring youth (women and men) to be champions of gender equality and women’s empowerment